Theresa E. Saenz;Daniel Curry;AJ Gray;Ryan Muzzio;Jackson W. Schall;Myles A. Steiner
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Lithography-Free Mesa Isolation of III–V Solar Cells Through Laser Ablation
Eliminating photolithography from solar cell processing is a significant opportunity for cost reduction for III–V solar cells. In this work, we explore femtosecond laser ablation as an alternative to contact photolithography and wet chemical etching for mesa isolation. We demonstrate both GaAs and GaInP solar cells mesa-isolated by femtosecond laser ablation with minimal to no loss in solar cell performance. We show the best results with a 400 fs UV pulsed laser and a short clean-up etch that also serves as a contact layer removal etch.
期刊介绍:
The IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics is a peer-reviewed, archival publication reporting original and significant research results that advance the field of photovoltaics (PV). The PV field is diverse in its science base ranging from semiconductor and PV device physics to optics and the materials sciences. The journal publishes articles that connect this science base to PV science and technology. The intent is to publish original research results that are of primary interest to the photovoltaic specialist. The scope of the IEEE J. Photovoltaics incorporates: fundamentals and new concepts of PV conversion, including those based on nanostructured materials, low-dimensional physics, multiple charge generation, up/down converters, thermophotovoltaics, hot-carrier effects, plasmonics, metamorphic materials, luminescent concentrators, and rectennas; Si-based PV, including new cell designs, crystalline and non-crystalline Si, passivation, characterization and Si crystal growth; polycrystalline, amorphous and crystalline thin-film solar cell materials, including PV structures and solar cells based on II-VI, chalcopyrite, Si and other thin film absorbers; III-V PV materials, heterostructures, multijunction devices and concentrator PV; optics for light trapping, reflection control and concentration; organic PV including polymer, hybrid and dye sensitized solar cells; space PV including cell materials and PV devices, defects and reliability, environmental effects and protective materials; PV modeling and characterization methods; and other aspects of PV, including modules, power conditioning, inverters, balance-of-systems components, monitoring, analyses and simulations, and supporting PV module standards and measurements. Tutorial and review papers on these subjects are also published and occasionally special issues are published to treat particular areas in more depth and breadth.